What to KnowCulver City Book FestivalSunday, March 2910 a.m. to 5 p.m.Wende Museum, 10808 Culver Boulevard in Culver CityFree entryPresented by the Culver City Arts FoundationLocal writers and presses will be in the spotlight
A common phrase we often see come November and December — “’tis the season” — might be better applied to springtime.
After all, that’s when so many book-themed, word-loving larks crop up around Southern California, with the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books and LitFest in the Dena coming up in April and May (and the Rare Book Fair recently popping up in Pasadena).
‘Tis the season, in short, for great stories and colorful characters and superb openers and weepy closers, and to savor every novel that starts or includes ’tis (there are many of them, of course, for writers do love a well-dropped ’tis or two).
The Culver City Book Festival is next up, and ’tis it a joy to see: Entry is free to the happening, which will grace the Wende Museum March 29.
Storytime sessions, appearances by literary organizations and publishers like Heavy Manners Library and Angel City Press, and other bookly goodness will abound.
A poetry river will be one highlight, “… when 12 incredible women writers from Los Angeles and beyond” read passages of a poem, all to create a “river” of imagery while spotlighting Women’s History Month.
“This festival is intended to be accessible to and inclusive of the many creative voices in our community,” says Village Well Books & Coffee founder and owner Jennifer Caspar.
“We are delighted to be the organizers for this year’s festival, which gathers and channels the energy of this very creative community.”
It’s always the season to sink into a vivacious volume of poetry or riveting mystery or poignant tale of family.
But spring, at least in book-loving, story-celebrating Southern California, has a bounty of bookly bashes, which can put a lit lover into a tizzy, or perhaps ’tis-y, in the best sense.